Improvement in ships  furniture to prevent seasickness



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Ships Furniture toPrevent Sea-Sickness. No. 164,240, IPatentedlune8,1875- E GRAPHIC C0.PHOTO -L|TH.39&4I PARK PLACLNLY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH WERTHEIM, OF FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, PRUSSIA.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 164,240, dated June 8,1 876; application filed April 17, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH WERTHEIM, of Frankfort-on-the-Main, inPrussia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ships Furniturefor'Preventing Seasickness, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of myimproved ships chair for preventing seasickness; and Fig. 2, a top viewof the socket-frame, showing the universal joint for the seat.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of my invention is to provide for ocean vessels improvedchairs and similar furniture, by the use of which the attacks of seasickness may be avoided or diminished. The invention consists oi a chairwith supportil'lg-legs, carrying a universal joint, to which theweighted stem or supporting-rod of the seat is connected, to retain thelevel position of the same during the movements of the vessel, the saidparts being so constructed and arranged that the legs may be folded forstorage.

In the drawing, A represents the supportin g-frarne of my ships chair orsimilar furniture, which is preferably made of legs B, spreading out tosuit-able width from a socketband, C, at their upper ends. The lowerends of the supporting-legs may be capable of being fastened to thefloor by screws for stationary seats, or used in the ordinary manner.

The front legs are spread out at greater distance than the hind legs,for giving greater play to the foot-board of the seat. The socket.

ring or band C carries a ball or socket joint, or a double-pivotedring-joint, D, to which the supporting stem or pillar E of the seat F isattached, for swinging freely therein by means of the joint. The stem Eis extended below the universal joint D, and weighted by weights Eattached thereto, theweight being greater than the average weight ofpersons using the chair. The seat F is provided with a back and with afoot-board, F that is connected thereto by supporting-rods F The personseated on the chair remains, by the action of the weights, continuallyin horizontal position, and is therefore not liable to the attacks ofseasickness, as the rolling and rocking motion of the vessel is notperceptible when seated thereon.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The combination of legs B and socket-band O with rodE, having seat F at the top, Weight E at the bottom, and intermediatering D, all

constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

JOSEPH WERTHEIM.

Witnesses:

WM. P. WEBSTER, R. W. WEBSTER.

